LEADERSHIP SEMINAR SERIES Public Employee Safety and Health (PESH) presented by Matthew Setteducati Supervising Safety & Health Inspector New York State Department of Labor Division of Safety and Health (DOSH) Public Employee Safety and Health Bureau (PESH) [email protected](516) 228-3970
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LEADERSHIPSEMINAR SERIES
Public Employee Safety and Health (PESH)
presented by
Matthew SetteducatiSupervising Safety & Health Inspector
New York State Department of LaborDivision of Safety and Health (DOSH)Public Employee Safety and Health Bureau (PESH)[email protected](516) 228-3970
─ Safety and Health Standards for Public Employees
• Effective January 1, 1980
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND HEALTH BUREAU (PESH)
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The Act directs the Commissioner of Labor to adopt by rule and regulation all federal OSHA standards and apply them to places of public employment.
Additional standards adopted must be as protective or more protective than federal standards (ex.: Workplace Violence Prevention, Right to Know, etc.).
SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS
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• Enforcement of OSHA and NYS Regulations in Places of Public Employment
─ State
─ County
─ City
─ Towns
─ Villages
─ Special Districts (Fire, Water, School, etc.)
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND HEALTH BUREAU (PESH)
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• 60 Safety Inspectors and Industrial Hygienists
• 9 District Offices
• Enforcement
• Consultation
• Local office: Garden City
400 Oak Street Suite 101Garden City, NY 11530(516)228-3970
THE PESH BUREAU
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• The Act and Part 802 call for a structured inspection:
─ No Advanced Notice
─ Opening Conference
─ Union Participation
─ Walk Around Inspection
─ Closing Conference
INSPECTION PROCEDURES
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• Imminent Danger
• Accident Investigations
• Complaints (Serious Hazard Alleged)
• Complaints (Non-Serious Hazard Alleged)
• Referrals
• Follow up Inspections
• Programmed Inspections
INSPECTION TYPES AND PRIORITY
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• The employer may take no adverse action against an employee because he or she:
─ Filed a complaint
─ Participated in the inspection
─ Gave statements to the inspector
─ Exercised any other right provided for in the Act
DISCRIMINATION
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• 1910.134(f)(2) - Fit tests were not conducted annually
• 1910.156 (c)(2) - Annual training was not received
• 1910.1030(h)(1)(i) - Establish Medical Records
• 1910.1030(g)(2)(iv) - Annual training was not received
• 1910.120 (q)(6)(i) - First Responders Operations Level training not received
• 1910.134(e)(1) - Medical evaluations were not provided to interior fire fighters
FREQUENTLY CITED ITEMS
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• Heart Attacks
• Vehicular Accidents
• Other Traumatic Injuries
─ Structural Collapse
• Asphyxiation
• Burns
• Drowning
MAJOR CAUSES OF DEATH
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• Strains and Sprains
• Wounds, Cuts, Bruises
• Smoke or Gas Inhalation
• Burns
• Stress- Heat Exhaustion
• Slips, Trips, Falls
• Other
LEADING CAUSE OF INJURY
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General Overview of Common Standards
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• Report within 8 hours:
─ Death
─ Hospitalization of 2 or More (admitted)
• SH 900 Log of Occupational Injuries/Illnesses
• SH 900.1 Annual Summary
• SH 900.2
12NYCRR PART 801
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• Posting (Feb 1 – April 30)
• Retain for 5 years
• Provide records within 4 hours to inspectors
• Bureau of Labor Statistics may request logs
• May use alternate forms (OSHA 300, MS Excel, etc.)